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There was a member of the Council of the name of Joseph, a kind-hearted and upright man,
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who came from the Jewish town of Arimathaea and was awaiting the coming of the Kingdom of God. He had not concurred in the design or action of the Council,
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and now he went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
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Then, taking it down, he wrapped it in a linen sheet and laid it in a tomb in the rock, where no one else had yet been put.
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It was the Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was near at hand.
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The women--those who had come with Jesus from Galilee--followed close behind, and saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
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Then they returned, and prepared spices and perfumes. On the Sabbath they rested in obedience to the Commandment.